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for christmas. the salvation army is continuing its tradition of delivering meals to thousands. one employee estimates around 500 volunteers are working to support the operation many of them have been doing it for years. the volunteers say it's about more than meals. it's also seeing the joy on the faces of the people they have served. just one of many examples of charity in the spirit of christmas. well, tomorrow on "special report," bret baier returns with a common ground featuring congressman democrat jared moskowitz and max miller. remember, if you can't catch us live, set your dvr 6:00 p.m. eastern, 3:00 p.m. on the west coast. thanks for watching. i'm rich edson from new york. merry christmas from all of us at fox news. "the ingraham angle" is next. ♪ >> christmas is supposed to be a time to come together but our family feasts are crackling with
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contention. i say enough right here, right now. we're going to sitting things and once and for la la la la la la la la la. this is the great christmas debated. ♪ ♪ [applause] tim tim i'm tom shillue, your host. and we have two teams playing for bragging rights and a cashsw prize for charity. let's meet our contestants. we have the green team and thebg red team. for the green teamarit, fox news radio personality jimmy failla. [cheers] jimmy. there it is. journalist and fox business guru gerri willis. [cheers] >> and the co-host of "fox & friends weekend," will cain. [cheers] [applause] >> tom: over here our red team is ready to rumba. have you seen him all over thes nation writer and comedian michael loftus.
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[cheers] >> i predict 100 percent sunshine out of this one. fox news meteorologist janice dean. [cheers] >> tom: you know her, you love her you can't get enough of her fox news own julie banderas. [applause] >> tom: janice, i was just going to say you were allowed to dress up. you didn't have to wear your regular clothes. >> janice: watch out for the res wave, jimmy. >> tom: see where we are going with this? the debate has already begun. you guys remember high school debate, right? well, we are going to do that christmas style. let's get to it. [applause] >> tom: our first debate is jimmy vs. michael.firs gentlemen, here is your topic. all right? we all love christmas music, right in the timeless classics that transport you back in time? fill you with warmth. but, there is a limit, right? when is it acceptable to start jingling those bells? s halloween? thanksgiving?
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michael, you are going to be arguing for halloween. can you take my podium. take it away michael loftus. >> janice: can you d>>o it. michael michael ladies and gentlemen, lovers of christmas around the world. i say to you not only halloween, the day before halloween, the day after christmas. [boos] ladies and gentlemen, i'm anugh american and i don't like crony capitalism. what you have with a limited window for christmas carols is you only get a select few christmas songs. can you only play some.y [laughter] and that'sso why mariah carey is truly the victim in all of this. [laughter] it's a wonderful song. christmas musics should be played year around so we can discover even more fantastic songs.
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[applause] >> mike, i rest my case. michael loftus. [applause] >> janice: wow. that was amazing. >> tom: that was amazing. i'm very inspired by that let's wait to hear the counter argument. jimm y failla, you are arguing for thanksgiving or after. take thee floor. >> will: go get it, jimmy. >> jimmy: my fellow americans i love christmas music but i wait until after thanksgiving. do you know why? i'm not a sociopath.use that's why. >> tom: good point. >> jimmy: there is such a thing as having too much supply so much so it appetite for christmas. do you understand? i'm not arguinhg that it's not good. i'm arguing that it's tooti abundant. iste for our whole world just gt be a cvs where we put out the easter candy in february, the fourth of july candy in march? [cheers]>> >> jimmy: in this economy we need our whole world to be cvs the day after when it's halfhe
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price. [cheers] >> jimmy failla. >> tom: who do you think had the better argument? michael or jimmy failla? [cheers and applause] >> tom: he won. you just won. so,. [chanting] tom. >> will: a lot of pressure now. >> tom: let's get serious here. tonight's winners get more than bragging rights. they get a check for their bag favorite charity. elves bring out comically large check. [cheers] >> tom: that is fantastic. winners get the wonderful enormous check. losers take home this stocking stuffed with coal. [sighs] >> thank you, elves. >> tom: let's hear it for our
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elves. before we move on, let's find out what they're playing for. julie, what is the red team playing for? >> julie: we are playing for i am als.org. raise tiondz money for als 100 percent terminal illness. raising money to come up with reserve to finally putter an eno to this deadly epidemic. [cheers and applause] >> tom: gerri, who are you playing for? gear gear we are playing for the american cancer society. serve affected by. this i think everybody can get behind it. american cancer society this debate waging since the 1960s. real tree or fake tree. gerri, you are going to be cleaning it real. i cut down a genuine d pine tree. come on. go get it, gerri.tr >> gerri: so i prepareeed for ts by reaching out to the national
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christmas tree association and did my research because i thought that would be the thing to do. [laughter]my r and they are 25 to 30 million trees sold every single year ibu have reat l trees because i likg the way they smellh and that's always nice, right? and we have real boughs all over the place. s the reality is this. way if you are a real american, you are buying a real tree. and, why?ri because thercae is 15,000 christmas tree farms in this country that are owned by farmers, real people, small business operators that need your support. >> will: there we go. [chanting u.s.a.] >> gerri: and, if you if you want the real patriot argument, where do you think these fako christmas trees come from? >> tom: here we go, gerri. this is from the top row. get her. >> will: janice you are
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pro-china. [chanting u.s.a.] >> gerri: i'm just saying go real, baby, go real. >> tom: go real or go home. gerri willis. >> will: gosh. that walls so mean. >> tom: she brought the fox business angle in there. didn't she? that was fantastic. janice, a tough road to hoe here. janice. [cheers] >> janice: i love you. [ai love all oppf you. it's all about convenience, right? my dad, howard dean, not that howard dean. [laughter] >> janice: owned one of the first artificial christmas trees in theirst u.s. made in the u.s. and we had it for 30 years! >> wow. >> janice: 30 years. you can ask my mom. i take that into my family. we also have an artificial christmas tree that we have hade for 12 years. and we bought that christmas tree on sale for 80% less.
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so, it was about $50 and we have had it for 12 years so do the math. economy, gerri willis. >> yeah. >> janice: we are saving money and the economy with our artificial christmas tree. >> tom: janice dean, ladies and gentlemen. >> janice: that's it? thank you aliol so much. i love you so much. [cheers and applause] >> tom: okay. janice should be penalized for going to the audience. >> that was almost unfair. [boos] >> janice: these are my people. >> tom: nevertheless, even with the penalty, her argument holds. ♪ ♪ >> tom: 30 years with a tree. >> janice: that is true. called stella. last debate in this round. it is will vs. julie.
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you guys ready? [applause] >> tom: what is the creepiest christmas carol? is it santa baby? or i saw mommy kissing santa claus? [laughter] will, tell me why santa baby is all sorts of wrong. >> your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i would like to submit this transcript into the record. santa baby, i want a yacht and really that's not a lot. i have been an angel all year. santa baby. i will see you when you comei wi down the chimney tonight.hi >> jimmy: that sounds likemnord. prostitution to me. >> will: jimmy, jimmy, this is a song. julie, about a gold digger. i rest my case. [cheers] >> julie: no, no, no.
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>> tom: i will tell you right now will gets points for relinquishing the podium. >> will: thank you. >> tom: julie i saw mommy kissing santa claus is the creepiest carol. come on. >> julie: oh, heck no. no, no. first of all, mommy kissing santa? mommy is a slut. let me explain why.is basically, in th ae song, santa actually mommy walks into the house let me refer to the lyrics, i caught mommy kissing santa. in my kid saw me kissing withdo santa, therein would be therapy bills through the roof.h sai will say this. i think this is spoiling our children's minds and making them not understand the real spirit of christmas.d mommy should not be sleeping with any elf or santa. [cheers and applause] >> tom: julie banderas. >> well said.
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>> tom: where are the minds on our panel here. it's kissing. all of that was an innocent little kiss, julie. >> will: i agree. >> tom: how many people think julie?k ju [cheers] >> julie: oh mlie?y god, come o. how many people think will cain? [. [cheers and applause] >> tom: will cain made the better argument. ♪ >> tom: we are going to be back with more debates and a few curve balls after this. stick around.. [applause]
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>> tom: we are back with more of the great christmas debate. it's red team vs. green team. and was going to say the gloves are going to come off but i think they came out during the last round. [laughter] moving on to round 2 where the degree of difficulty ratchets up. you will get one shot to impress me. but, you have to do it under duress.. our elves have cooked up some mischiefs have you distractions.
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jimmy, are you ready for thisn. round? who is the ultimate christmas spoiler? is it scrooge or the grinch?or t jimmy, you will be arguing for old ebenezer while you prepare your arguments, elves, wring in the snowball. [cheers] [laughter] >> janice: we get to do this? >> tom: jimmy, go. >> jimmy: i'll here to argue ebenezer scrooge is the elfest. get a job or drop dead and he paid so little that tiny tim was going to sell pictures of himself on only fans this was a bad man. the grinch was born with a heart two sizes too small. is he a medical victim who needed help in life and ultimately gets it. scrooge had everything. he was rich. he had a wife and he was still a bastard. you know that?
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scrooge is a monster. >> tom: jimmy failla. [cheers] >> tom: janice, you are arguing for the grinch, take it away. >> janice: scrooge did nothing illegal. nothing illegal. >> true.u di >> janice: the grinch stole things. he haslega a reap sheet. he stole presents. and snacks and christmas trees. >> what about the animal abuse. >> janice: right. and he also abused max. he made max do everything. he made max carry that sleigh. and he went and he lied to cindy lielowe who. i'm taking your tree to repair it and it was a lie scrooge made
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people work on christmas. buy we all work on victims. i have done many christmases. w i'm doing ora christmas show rit now the grinch is the worst villain in christmas history. [cheers and applause] >> tom: i want to give to the green team use of snowballs. they were much more aggressive.e janice, red teamir gets it. because you work on christmas. [cheers and applause] >> janice: yea. i love you, i love you, i love you. >> tom: we have gerri vs. julie. this is a hot button topic. your job is to argue baby it's cold outside. cancel or christmas classic. gerri, you tell us why we should cancel baby it's cold outside.
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[boos] >> tom: and if that's not hard enough, the audience seems to bh against you. [laughter] >> tom: we will also add elves, please. [ ♪ >> tom: you have to major your argument while wrapping a present. >> janice: that's terrible. >> gerri: i can do this. presents i'm happening? >> julie: o my god, what is in here. >> gerri: take the back off of that we are not cheating, just aloe case. here is the thing about the song that you may not know, so it was written back in 1944, but you look at this today, and you are like, uh, this looks like a little date rapey. my heart went out to this woman as i read these lyrics. she says no six times. what does he do?he he tries to ply her with alcohol
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and tobacco. >> janice: cheater. cheater. cheating. [crowd boos] >> gerri: if i could just finish. i wouli d just say this. if you don't want to do it for the girl, if you don't want to do it for the lady, then do it for mom and dad, because she says in the very song that dad is pacing the living room. he is so worried about her. and mom is up sick with worry. so, do it for them. cancel this song. come on. >> tom: mom and dad, think of mom and dad.. >> tom: julie, your argument is christmas classic, baby it's cold outside. get rapid, get talking. >> julie: let me tell you about this song first of all. >> janice: at least we are not cheating. >> julie: 2:48 seconds of foreplay.on now, theds reason why is because jude garland wanted it. the reason i know this i played hard to get through my 20's and 30's. >> janice: i know that's true.
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giuliani giuliani absolutely true. you pretend you don't like him he comes begging and crawling for more. with that said, in the lyricsgi yongu will notice that she keeph teasking for more at one point o don't outside it's stormy.said he said you have delicious lips. to which she supplied maybe i should smoke a cigarette. she wasn't going to smoke it inside where and. when with my final argument, i will say they end they sing oh, baby it is cold outside and they heated it up inside. [cheers and applause] >> tom: julie ban dare has. banderas. it's going to can have to come down to the wrapping job. no matter when you think. julie did a darn good job with her present. it goes to julie and the red team.
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[cheers and applause] >> jimmy: that was incredible. >> tom: our final matchup was michael vs. will. most unsettling distraction of all waiting for you after the break. we'll be right back. ♪ is all about presents and shopping and cookies and trees. but we know christmas isn't about something you buy at a store. it's about something so much greater. it is the day we celebrate the incredible truth that god so loved the world that he gave his only son. it's not about presents. it's about jesus. join me this advent in praying every day on hallow. cut through the noise and find god's peace. but i'm also a mother of four. and as entrepreneurs, we weigh the cost of every decision. medical bills are no longer a worry for our family.
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♪ >> welcome to fox news live. merry christmas, i'm matt finn in london. a powerful and dangerous winter storm is continuing to intensify across the great plains and it's packing quite the punch, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, ice, and sleet to the region. right now more than a half million people in south dakota and nebraska are under blizzard warnings. some places could see more than a foot of snow before it's over. the system will also bring soaking rain to the south, midwest, and east coast by midweek. ♪ >> the wicked weather is here at a rather time. suspected to bring for the post christmas rush. the faa says more than 40,000 flights will carry travelers home from holiday destinations at last check nearly 1,000 flights are either been canceled or delayed for tomorrow.
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i'm matt finn now back to thede great christmarss debate. ♪ ven.♪ now back to the great christmas debate >> tom: welcome back. to the great christmas debate, the distractions round is closing up and this one is a doozy. nothing, announces the coming of the holiday season like those two classic tv specials, rudolph the red nose reindeer and a n christmas. now, michael loftus, you are going to tell us why rudolph should go down in history. but, to keep things interesting, elves! you are going to have to argue while eating a fruit cake. [cheers and applause] >> will: i don't like fruit cake. >> oh my gosh, are you allergic? >> i am now. michael michael there is only a
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finite amount of fruit cakes no one actually eats them. this will throw off the whole thing. charlie brown christmas is a wonderfu l show. ti willhe give you that. >> janice: i will feed you. i will feed you. michael michael easy, guy. easy. >> tom: supposed to arguing while eating. michael michael oh my lord this is delicious. rudolph is a much better show. not only is it a wonderful christmas lesson for everyone, it's also uniquely american. >> janice: yes. michael michael think abouty america. >> janice: yesam, america. michael michael 13 colonies, 50 states that unify when things get tough. think about about will herbie. what does he say?ce let's get together. it's also very pro-second
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amendment. cornelius has a pistol the whole time. we learn about christmas. we learn about other cultures. we learn about gun safety. it's a wonderful thing. >> tom: michael loftus. >> tom: i have to save the fruit cake just in case it comes down to the the fruit cake.cake all right.case will? it >> will: yes, sir. you are arguing fothr a charlie brown christmas. >> will: indeed. >> tom: take it away. a. >> will: a story about the true christian meaning of christmas.r on oneis hand, you've got some commercialism. animal endangering, critical race theory that i would argueey rudolph the red nose reindeer another entry into the cannon of the woke agenda versus the truer meaning ofsu christmas. >> tom: get eating. [laughter] >> julie: way to go. >> will: in my movie, line news
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talks about the enunciation of the shepherds. unto us a child is born. in the movie hark the angel sing. real children voices in my movie. >> tom: 2 points at least the characters in rudolph weren't so trauma moo advertised that they heard adult voices wa, wa, wa, wa will. >> tom: very close. both good arguments and did a good job. u something, it jo thought -- michael, i thought your argue.yo was great. michael michael i got you a present. it's a car. >> tom: always pays to talk about the u.s.a. andd it patrio. however, it's not country god. it's god, country. [cheers] >> tom: will cain.gi all right, judge, it's time to
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hear what other people think. we asked fox news' own pete hegseth to hit the streets of nashville and find out.ts >> pete: what's your name and where ar ae you from. >> i'm gladys from michigan. >> pete: gladys from michigan. >> yes, we are. i'm her husband jeff from the>>i same place. >> pete: gladys and jeff from michigan. do you love christmas? >> love it. >> pete: do you save wrapping paper? what's your view on that? >>tmas we kind of fight about tt tradition. some families do it different. our family did it my family did it different than her family.ly my famil dy tore into it when i was a kid and ripped them all up in five minutes. her family wanted to time, watch everybody. wat >> pete: when you wrap gives, do you do the straight up wrappingt s.paper or do you do ribbons and bows on the gifts as well? are you straight up wrapping paper or dress them up with ribbons and bows?or ♪ >> tom: freeze frame on the
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answer. what do you think? jimmy, you are up first. ribbons and bows straight paper. which way did gladys and jefft from michigapan go?wh what dico you think? michael michael i'm going to say ribbons and bows. gladys and jeff, absolutely. >> tom: let's see if jimmy is right. >> we just wrap with wrappingth paper.in >> pete: there you go. i didn't see that one coming at all. >> jimmy: they should beomin arrested. [laughter] >> tom: that did not come out as i thought. michael, it's your turn. let's see how well you know your average american. roll tape. >> pete: what are your names and where are you from. >> i'm bob raber and this is my wife city. >> pete: where are you from. >> winter strawberry capital ofa the world. do youllinte have a favorite chs carol you might have. >> the star of bethlehem. oh, i think that's the name of it. >> yeah.
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i don't know. i don't really have a favorite one. i like the'sm all. >> pete: i like them all. see what can you glean from that one right there. so bing crosby as you know sang white christmas. great christmas song. i'm dreaming of a. >> of a white christmas ♪ >> pete: there you go. he knows it. you know he knows> it. nat king cole had a very famous record. chestnuts roasting. >> i loved that one, yeah. >> pete: on an open fire. you have to resolve who is number one in this debate. did s. it team bing or team nat? >> tom: wow, which is it going to be?il go to michael. do you think bob and sally pick bing crosby or nat king cole? what do you think, michael? michael michael i was so thrown off by people not using bows. >> it's like a weird crazy reality. i know what i want to say but what do i think they say? i question myself.
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♪ [cheers and applause] >> tom: okay. pete hegseth asked bob and sally rayburn flint city, florida to choose between bing crosby and nat king cole. michael, you said bing crosby. let's see if you were right. >> pete: are you on team bing or team nat? >> i will go with nat. >> i have to go with nat, too. >> tom: nat king cole michael michael that makes me happy, because that was my first guess but then i thought i have to guess what i think they didn't say. i went one flip too many times. that guy thought bing was a search engine. >> tom: gerri? this is your chance to think what the average american thinks. >> pete: what's your name and where are you from. >> ryan from minnesota.
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>> >> we're celebrating our honeymoon we got married a month ago. here celebrating in style and thought nashville would be. >> pete: honeymoon trip to nashville congratulations. >> thank you. >> pete: newlyweds are here. which means this will be your first christmas together it? >> will be our first christmas together as a married couple, correct. pete ryan and myra, you are going to resolve this debate for us. what do you pick multi colored lights or white lights only? >> tom: newlyweds ryan and myran from minnesotaew. do they like colored lights or white lights, gerri?or >> gerri: it's tough. it's a big question. people face it every year. i look at these two fabulous young people i think they are multi. they go with the colored lights. yeah. [applause][app >> tom: so, let's see what they said. >> multi colored.
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[bell] >> no contest for me it's>> multi-colored. >> tom: multi colored lights. whest.o would have thought. they are pro-multi. janice, you are up next. watch the tape. >> pete: good to see you all where are you all from. >> new york. g island. you>> massapequa park. >> pete: brian kilmeade's backyard. >> how are you doing, brian? >> pete: do you guys love christmas? >> yeah. >> pete: love christmas and have feelings about christmas? >> yeah. >> pete: to our friends from new york state from long island, gift cards, are they empowering. or are they a cop-out? >> i think it's a cop out. last-minute gift. just get somebody a card.>> pu at it in an envelope and it's done. >> i don't think -- i think it's empowering.lope >> i think it's empowering, also. >> cop-out. >> pete: and? obviously long island crew is split on gift cards. it all comes down to one guy. t
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janice, what'so he going to sa? empowering or cop out? >> janice: i live on long island, very close to brian kilmeade. michael michael wow, bragger. [laughter] >> janice: i have given many a gift card in my day, so i say go for the gift card. >> tom: empowering. >> janice: right. >> tom: let's see if she is right. >> empowering. >> pete: empowering. >> tom: nice jobg., janice. [cheers and applause] >> janice: woo! michael mike long island at the help patty. >> tom: next up roll tape. where are you from. >> nic from kensington, maryland. >> pete: is this your daughter? >> yep. >> pete: are you excited for christmas? >> yes, very excited. >> pete: have you been naughty year?e this >> nice. o >> pete: you look nice. n ici believe dad nice? >> for sure nice list. f
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>> pete: are you familiaorr with mariahis carey's all i want for christmas? >> yes. >> pete: you are even familiar with it. >> yeah. >> pete: all i want for christmas is you. it's everywhere. how about last christmas? last christmas. >> i gave you my heart ♪ but the very next day you gave it away >> pete: not bad. >> not bad at all. >> pete: she is in the rightgh town. >> exactly.ow >> pete: know both the b songs. all i want for christmas or last christmas. what will they choose? mariah carey's all i want for christmas or george michael's last christmas? m >> tom: father/daughter duo froc kensington, maryland. will they go with mariah or wham? will, can you consult with yourr teammates. >> will: they are not giving me much here. all right. we are going with george? michael.e' yes. because she sangre it.ch
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>> tom: rollae tape. >> pete: mariah carey's all i want for christmas or george michael's last christmas? >> all i want for christmas. >> pete: all i want for christmas. mariah carey is the correc want answer. >> tom: the way she sang thehe wham song. >> will: i should have done what michael did and not out-thunk myself. >> tom: last but not least julie you are on the hot seat. >> pete: give me you>>r name and where you are from. >> rob. >> march dallas. >> do you know about elf on the shelf? >> yeah, sure. >> yes. >> pete: okay, yes? >> i love elf on the shelf. i think it's a great idea. >> fun. i never had one myself. >> pete: do you consider elf on the shelf start wonderful terrific or terrifying? miserable, terrifying. >> terrific. >> okay. we knew those two. so the drum beat goes, terrific
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or terrifying, she says it's a tough one.rrif >> pretty difficult. >> tom: look at the way julie in e.leaning in. she is watching her.sh what is your sense. the gal in the glasses, what is she going to say julie terrible or terrific? this is the whole game right here michael. s >> jimmy: she wasn't looking ine >> she doesn't have kids yet. s >> janice: she doesn'the understand. >> julie: sunglasses they were prada. the guy on the left was wearing a golf outfit. it's clear these people have money. now i have to think about it. >> tom: the judges need an answer. >> i'm going tand o skip what yu yotfu think? , too.lf >> janice: do you know what elf on a shelf is. >> julie: she is going to say no. shu e doesn't have kids yet. she doesn't understand the joy. >> based on what they said i think i have to go with terrifying. [cheers] >> janice: well done. yea. >> tom: good work. the fact she didn't have kids
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yet. prada classes. like a detective. >> tom: moving onto the final round. this is the lightning. give me a lightning round. lightning round. we know what the people in nashville think. let's find out what america thinks. our elves polled over 1,000 people all across this great country. your job is to guess the results. here woplee go. after lennon mccartney broke up. they wrote classic christmas songs. this is christmas war is over. mccartney wrote the peppy simply having a wonderful christmas time. we will find out what america thinks right after this. ♪ ♪
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♪ if i could be you and you could be me ♪ ♪ for just one hour ♪ ♪ if we could find a way to get inside each other's mind ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪ ♪ well before you abuse, criticize and accuse ♪ ♪ walk a mile in my shoes ♪
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>> the question on the >> the question on the table is which former beatle wins christmas? is it's john lenin for war is over or paul mccartney for wonderful christmas time. we're going to the red team, if i'm correct, right? which one is it? >> which one does america light? >> we like war is over. >> they do that if they're social justice warriors. they want to feel bad on christmas. >> people don't want to -- >> i hate debby downers. >> let's go paul mccartney. >> we're going to paul mccartney. >> let's reveal the answer. the answer is paul mccartney. [cheers & applause]
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>> we won christmas! we won christmas! >> red wave! red wave! if you grew up in the 70s, your tree was probably draped in tinsel. so green team, what do you think america said? >> pretty or plain? >> do americans like tinsel? >> if you try to clean that up later, it's impossible. >> plague. >> plague for the win. >> reveal the answer. >> yeah, told you. >> good job. >> wow. another shot here. another shot. >> so we asked 1,000 americans which movie is better, a christmas story or elf? red team, which movie do you think americans were -- >> i mean, hello! hello! >> i don't think they're selling christmas story outfirsts but you have a hottie over here
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rocking the elf. >> reveal the answer. >> the answer is elf. oh! >> terrible. [applause] >> thank you! >> oh, thank goodness. >> when we come backs, the mother of all christmas debates, is diehard a christmas movie? what do you guys think? yes or no. yes or no? we will find . >> we'll find out what america thinks about this. at first, just leaving the house was hard. but wounded warrior project helps you realize it's possible to get out there. to feel sense of camaraderie again. to find the tools to live life better.
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green team? this is for the whole enchilada. you get an extra 100 points for this. >> what? >> hey, hey. >> that's fair. that's totally fair. >> this is what this show is about. it comes down to this. >> deal with it. >> is diehard a christmas movie? discuss. >> yes, yes. >> bruce was my first husband. >> because of that, i was just thinking that i loved him still. there's a christmas tree in it. >> it's a christmas movie. >> all right. >> financial answer. >> yes. >> is diehard a christmas movie, america? what? [cheers & applause]
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>> america is almost evenly split on that question. but they just eeked it out from the no side. there's no getting around it, folks. we live in a divided nation. we're not divided here, are we? >> no! >> because we won. >> red team, you did win. but in spirit of the season, both charities will get a big fat check. [cheers & applause] >> you settled the debate here. thanks so much for joining us at "the great christmas debate." in spite of our differences, one thing we can all agree on, merry christmas, everyone! [cheers & applause] merry christmas! merry christmas! >> merry christmas! >> good-bye, everybody. >> 'tis the season when neighbors battle to see who can

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